Hammock-chair



(No Model.)

A. 0. HUBBARD.

I HAMMOGK CHAIR. No. 339,182. Patented Apr. 6, 1886.

N. PETERS PhnXu-Lilhogrzpher. Washinglnn n. a

NlTE STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

ARTHUR OGDEN HUBBARD, OF SAUK CENTRE, MINNESOTA.

HAMMOCK-CHAIR.

QPEL'IPZCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 339,182, dated April6,1886.

Serial No.170,S0-l. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR OGDEN HUB- BARD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Sank Centre, in the county of Stearns andState of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHammock-Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to combined hammocks and chairs; and it consistsin the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, ashereinafter shown and described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the frame of thechair in the position it will assume when the occupant is in asemireclining position. Fig. 2 is a sectional side View of the same itwill appear when the occupant is in a reclining position. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the seat-supporting web detached. Fig. 4 is anenlarged sectional detail of the seat-web tension. Fig. 5 is a View of asection of the upper part of the baclcsection of the chair, showing themanner of attaching the fabric thereto.

The framework of this chair is formed of a footsectionya scatscction,and a back-section, covered. with a web of canvas or other suitablematerial, the three sections being so united flexibly that the frame maybe made to assume the form of a couch or a chair at pleasure.

The foot-section consists of two main side bars, A A connected at theirlower ends by a round or cross-bar, A, and pivoted at their upper endsby rivets or bolts a a to the for ward ends of two substantiallyhorizontal bars, B B", forming the main frame-work of the scat-section.

The back-section consists of two main side bars, 0 C united at theirupper ends by a round or cross-bar, O, and pivoted at their lower endsby rivets or'bolt-s b If to the rear ends of the seat-bars B B. The barsA A and G G will be provided with a series of holes, (I, at regularintervals, by which the web 1), (see Fig. 5,) which forms the support tothe occupant of the chair, will be secured to the bars by lacings e.

Between the seat side bars, B B is placed an endless web, F, of canvas01' other fabric, having wooden bars E E (see Figs. 3 and 4) in the endsof the web, the bars E E being secured. to the side bars B B by bolts g,

which pass through both the bars B and E and B and E", and are providedwith thumbnuts g outside the bars B B so that the bars E E may be drawntoward the bars B B to tighten the web F and form a tension thereto. Bythis simple arrangement the web F forms an additional support to the webD beneath the seat-section, where thegreatest strains occur, and at thesame time the web F may be stretched tightly between the sides'B B andits tension maintained by merely tightening up the thumb-screw g".

A foot-rest will be attached to the foot sec tion A A A.

lr G are two arms pivoted by rivets or bolts h 713- to the outside facesof the seat-bars B B and connected together beneath the seatbars bycrossbars or rounds H H, and pivoted at their upper ends by rivets orbolts 2" 17* to the ends of two bars or arms, K K the latter projectingacross the backsection side bars, (1" 0-, and pivoted thereto by boltsor rivets m on". These bars K K extend behind the bars C G, and areconnected together at their rear ends by a round or cross-bar,K, asshown.

L L are two short arms, each pivoted by one end at a n to the bars A Aand with their other ends provided with hooks adapted to rest over theround H and thus connect the arms G G and A A. together, while at thesame time, by releasing the bars L L" from the round H, the foot andback sections may be folded over upon the seat-section for convenienceof transportation, &c. By this means the arms G G and K K and L L serveto connect the foot section and back-section together, so that anymovement of the foot-section will be communicated to the back-section,and vice versa, so that whatever position the foot-section assumes theback-section will assume a corresponding position or angle.

One noticeable feature about this chair is, that the web D touches nopart of the wooden frame-work, except at its edges; hence the perbedrawn inward by the downward pressure on the webs; but the rounds H, Hand K at this point serve an important function in forming supports tokeep the sides spread apart and counteract the drawing-in tendency ofthe webs. The round H also serves an additional functionviz., as a stopto limit the movement of the back and foot sections by striking againstthe under side of the seat-bars B B as shown in Fig. 2, when the chairis in the form of a couch.

M M are the cords or rods by which the chair or hammock will besuspended from above by any suitable frame-work, and are shown connectedto the forward ends of the seat-bars B B and to the rear ends of thearms K K, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. By connecting the rear cords, M",to the rear of the arms K K? the hammock is supported more firmly thanif the cords or rods were connected directly to the seat-bars, as thesupporting-cords thereby act in a certain sense as a brake to preventthe too easy adjustment of the chair, and also to prevent theback-section of the chair from tilting back too far.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is. g

1. In a hammock-chair, seat, foot, and back sections pivoted together,arms G G pivoted near their centers to the seat-section, links L Lconnecting thelower ends of said arms "with the foot-section, and arms KK pivoted near their centers to the back-section and at their forwardends to the upper ends of the arms G G, in combination with cross-barsconnecting the lower free ends of the sides of the footsection, theupper free ends of the sides of the back-section, the lower ends of armsG G", and the rear ends of arms K K and a fabric attached by its edgesto the sides of the sections and to the said cross-bars connecting thesides of the foot and back sections, substantially as set forth, wherebysaid fabric is at all times out of contact with any bar or rodthroughout its length.

2. A hammock-chair frame consisting of a foot-section, a seat-section,and back-section hinged together and covered with a fabric or Web, incombination with pivoted arms G G, connected by rounds H H, arms K Kpivoted to said arms G G and to said back-sec tion and connected byrounds K and arms L U, pivoted to said foot-section and adapted to behooked over said round'H substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A hammock-chair frame consisting of a foot-section, a seat-section,and a back-section hinged together, in combination with arms G G,pivoted near their centers to the seat-sec- .tion, rounds H H",connecting said arms,

links L L, connecting the lower ends of said arms G G with thefoot-section, arms K K", pivoted near their centers to the back-sectionand at their front ends to the upper ends of the arms G G, a cross-bar,K connecting the outer ends of said arms K K and suspending cords orrods attached to the front ends of the seat-section and to the outerends of the arms K K, substantially as set forth.

4. lhe combination, with seat side bars, B B of the endless web F,having supportingbars E E and connected adjustably to said bars B B bybolts 9 and nuts 9, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ARTHUR OGDEN HUBBARD.

Vitnesses:

GEO. H. HOSMER, C. M. SPRAGUE.

